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A black labrador named Bazz has joined the global ranks of beekeepers who are fighting to save the world’s pollinators – and he even has an adorable custom suit to protect him on the job. Like Boneco the donkey in Brazil, Bazz does important but dangerous work: his owner, Josh Kennett from Australia, trained him to sniff out American foulbrood disease, an incurable disease that can decimate bee populations if it isn’t detected early. Read the rest of Bazz the Beekeeper’s Dog Sniffs Out Bee Disease in an Adorable Custom Suit Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: agriculture , American foulbrood disease , Animals , Bazz the Beekeeper’s dog , beekeeper’s dog , beekeepers , bees , Environment , News , pollinators , sniffer dog detects bee disease

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Fukushima has become synonymous with the nuclear disaster resulting from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in 2011. But the coastal prefecture may turn that reputation around and become known as home to the world’s largest offshore wind farm instead. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry commissioned an enormous floating wind farm project in an effort to move away from nuclear energy – and the first floating turbine was just installed off the coast of Fukushima. Read the rest of Work Begins on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm On the Fukushima Coast Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: floating wind farm , Fukushima , fukushima nuclear disaster , japan earthquake , japan moving toward renewable energy , japan tsunami , London Array , world’s largest offshore wind farm

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Just five years ago, the Iberian lynx was classified as critically endangered on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List (IUCN), but now the population in southern Spain has nearly tripled thanks to a particularly well-designed conservation program . Funded by the Andalusian government and the European Union, the program brought together hunters, farmers and the tourism industry to revive this magnificent wild cat. Read the rest of Conservationists Rescue the Iberian Lynx from the Brink of Extinction Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Andalusia , Donana National Park , Environment , european union , Iberian lynx , News , Sierra Morena , Southern Spain , wildcat , Wildlife conservation